Attinstume Early Origins

The surname Attinstume was first found in Midlothian, an area that borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas, near MacMerry.

Attinstume Spelling Variations

Attinstume Spelling Variations

The name Attinstume, appeared in many references, and from time to time, the surname was spelt Adaistone, Adenston, Adiestoun, Adieston, Adistone, Adistone, Aldinston, Adingston and many more.

Attinstume Early History

Attinstume Early History

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Attinstume Early Notables (pre 1700)

Attinstume Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

The New World beckoned as many of the settlers in Ireland, known as the Scotch/Irish, became disenchanted. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlanti c. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Amongst the early settlers who could be considered kinsmen of the Attinstume family, or who bore a variation of the surname Attinstume were Thomas Adinston who settled in Virginia in 1645.

Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.

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The Attinstume Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Attinstume Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.